Arfaz Ayub

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Arfaz Ayub
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
Father Adam Ayub

Arfaz Ayub is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Malayalam films. [1] He gained recognition in 2024 for his psychological thriller Level Cross , which received critical acclaim from critics and audiences. [2]

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Personal life

Arfaz's father Adam Ayub is an actor and screenwriter who works in the Malayalam film and television industry.

Career

Arfaz Ayub assisted director Jeethu Joseph for several of his films including The Body (2019), Drishyam 2 (2021), Drushyam 2 (2021), 12th Man (2022), and Kooman (2022). In 2024, he made his directorial debut with the film Level Cross, presented by Joseph. [3] [4] The film was selected to be screened at the 55th International Film Festival of India in the Indian Panorama section. [5] Whilst attending the 1st Guwahati Asian Film Festival in February 2025, Ayub announced that he was working on a Hindi feature film that would portray how a section of Northeast Indians migrate to Kerala and integrate into the workforce, often in the labour sector. [1] [6]

Filmography

As director and screenwriter

YearFilmNotesRef.
2024 Level Cross Directorial debut [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "NE's migrant workers issue to be Malayalam filmmaker Arfaz Ayub's next Hindi film topic". The Times of India. February 13, 2025. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Ramachandran, Arjun (July 26, 2024). "Level Cross review: A gripping thriller with an intense plot and unusual treatment". The South First. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  3. ↑ Santhosh, Vivek (2024-07-26). "'Level Cross' is not the so-called experimental film: Director Arfaz Ayub". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2025-07-19.
  4. ↑ Anand, Shilpa Nair (July 27, 2024). "'Level Cross' movie review: Amala Paul, Asif Ali's film fails to meet potential despite clever writing and unexpected twists". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  5. ↑ "MYIFFI | Detail". filmguide.iffigoa.org. Retrieved 2025-07-19.
  6. ↑ "Ayub's lens on migrant workers: Up next, a film on Northeastern labourers in Kerala". Archived from the original on 2025-03-15. Retrieved 2025-07-19.
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